Words and music Gordon Lightfoot
Performed by Bob Dylan three times in May 1998
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
[Intro]
D . . |D D/C# D/B |A11 . . |A6 . A7 |
D . . |(D F# A) |A11 . . |A . . |
[Verse 1]
D D+
I think you have somebody waiting
D6
outside in the rain
D7
to take you away
G
You got places to go, you got people to see
A
still I'm gonna miss you
D/A A
Ah, but anyway
D D/C#
I wish you good spaces
Bm Bm/A G . . G/F# . . C/E . . G/D
in the far away places you go
A A7 A/G A/F#
If it rains or it snows
A/E D D/C#
may you be safe and warm
Bm A
and never grow old
G A
And if you need somebody sometime
D C G Gm/Bb
you know I will always be there
D/A A D
I'll do it although I'm not supposed to care
A11 . . A
[Verse 2]
D D/C# Bm Bm/A
I'll give you the keys for my flying machine
G . . G/F# . . C/E . . G/D
if you'd like
A A7 A/G A/F#
I will show you the light
A/E D D/C# Bm A
and when you call I'm gonna come a-running to you
G A
And if you need somebody sometime
D C G Gm/Bb
I know you would treat me the same
D/A A D
Just lie there, you're not supposed to care
[Instrumental verse]
[Verse 3]
D D+
I think you have somebody waiting
D6
outside in the rain
D7
to take you away
G
It's some kind of a game
but I'm glad that it came
A
down to the final round
D/A A
Ah, but anyway
G A
And if you need somebody sometime
D C G Gm/Bb
you know I will always be there
D/A A D
I'll do it although I'm not supposed to care
C . . G G/B . . Gm/Bb . .
D/A A D
I'll do it although I'm not supposed to care
D/C G/B Gm/Bb D
